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I just recently bought a Bruko #6 any comments or thoughts. I only paid $100 plus shipping. I read mixed things about them
And that's it in a nutshell.I read mixed things about them
I just recently bought a Bruko #6 any comments or thoughts. I only paid $100 plus shipping. I read mixed things about them
And that's it in a nutshell.
I had a baritone that sounded great but still had action higher than I liked after adjusting as far as I could. I eventually sold it but it took a much more expensive instrument to take its place.
The only soprano I've had also had high action and was a one piece bridge so not adjustable. I sold that as well.
But I'm not saying I wouldn't get another though. :shaka:
Uke players in Germany are mostly split in two parties: Those who adore Brüko (also called Brükologists)...
“ ..... To my ears, at least, a Brüko always has a very distinctive sound. Some call it vintage, others percussive, some call it the „Brüko plong“. While I‘m not claiming that they all sound the same, there is a certain harshness to most of their models, that do set them apart - especially from the warmer, what I call „Hawaiian mellow“ sound. People who are more into that may tend to dislike the Brüko sound. However, it may also make for a nice variation soundwise.
I hope you like yours, though. ANd would be glad to hear about if once you tried it.”
I have wondered whether these Ukes sound any different with fat Nylon strings. At one time they were fitted with Pyramid Nylon strings as standard, did they have a mellower sound then? What do those in Germany use to loose some of that harshness and gain some Hawaiian mellow sound?
I put a set of Ernie Ball nylons on mine: 28, 32, 40, 28. It does sound better, but I still don’t really like it.
...you either liked the Brüko sound or you didn’t.
“ ..... To my ears, at least, a Brüko always has a very distinctive sound. Some call it vintage, others percussive, some call it the „Brüko plong“. While I‘m not claiming that they all sound the same, there is a certain harshness to most of their models, that do set them apart - especially from the warmer, what I call „Hawaiian mellow“ sound. People who are more into that may tend to dislike the Brüko sound. However, it may also make for a nice variation soundwise.
I hope you like yours, though. ANd would be glad to hear about if once you tried it.”
I have wondered whether these Ukes sound any different with fat Nylon strings. At one time they were fitted with Pyramid Nylon strings as standard, did they have a mellower sound then? What do those in Germany use to loose some of that harshness and gain some Hawaiian mellow sound?